Question

【题目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

American schools begin in September after a long s ___【1】____ holiday. There are two terms in a school year; the f___【2】____ term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they f ___【3】____ high school. High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of i__【4】___ things.

After high school, many students go to colleges. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get m __【5】__ for their studies.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】summer

【2】first

【3】finish

【4】interesting

【5】money

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国的小学，高中及大学的教育体制及学生的学习活动。

【1】句意：在漫长的暑假之后，美国的学校在九月份开学。依据句意及首字母，故答案为summer。

【2】句意：第一学期是从九月到来年一月。一年有两个学期，依据下文中出现的second可知，此处应填first。

【3】句意：绝大多数学生高中毕业后十七八岁。依据句意可知，十七八岁应该是高中毕业年龄。依据首字母，故答案为finish。

【4】句意：下课后，他们做许多有趣的事情。依据句意及首字母，故答案为interesting。

【5】句意：许多大学生下课后要去工作，挣钱交学费。get money=make money挣钱的意思。依据句意及首字母，故答案为money。